The Alternative Big 2022 Quiz, featuring Canada Geese
Hey there,
If you're the sort of folk to still buy a newspaper, you've likely got the big quiz of the year in the back pages right now. Or, you're ready to watch Jimmy Carr and some celebs slamming directly into something approaching "comedy" between Christmas and the New Year. Or you read quizzes online. Or you attend them, physically! Wow. GOSH.
In any case, allow me to add to your pile: a quiz, here on my blog. You can do what you like with it. Play it with friends, play it on your own, play it with your dog (do not expect the dog to answer questions). BEGIN.
ROUND 1: MUSIC
- The creators of Fortnite purchased which music streaming service this year?
- Which artist was streamed the most on Spotify by Mexicans this year?
- Which artist took home the BRIT Award for Best New Artist this year, even though they've been active in the hip hop scene for nearly ten years?
- Kanye West is insane and 2022 was the year when everyone actually noticed. West's honorary degree from art school was rescinded this year - but which American city's art school did the degree come from?
- The 2022 Mercury Awards were the first to feature an album sung mainly in which endangered language?
- Which Australian programme ended and then didn't actually end in 2022?
- Holly Willoughby and Phil Schofield managed to annoy a lot of people this year, and not just because they present This Morning. Why were some very patient people very angry at them?
- Which children's TV programme generated a confusing culture war this year when it screened its first animated same sex couple?
- RMT leader Mick Lynch caught headlines this year for being a generally stand-up guy. But which 20th century TV character does he jokingly compare himself to?
- Very tall man Richard Osman stopped appearing on which TV show this year?
- It was quite hot this year. This summer was Europe's driest in: a) 300 years b) 500 years c) 700 years d) all recorded history.
- If you travelled 2022 miles due south, as the Canada goose flies, from Trafalgar Square, which country would you land in?
- Gianni Infantino made some weird assertions in his famous 57-minute World Cup conference speech. The Swiss Italian identified himself with one nation, one religion, and one continent. Can you name them? "I feel _, I feel _, I feel _."
- Which country experienced catastrophic flooding this year, causing over 1,000 deaths and over 10,000 injuries, later described as the "worst in history" by its own prime minister?
- The world reached 8 billion people this year. But according to the UN, when is it likely to reach 9 billion?
- The Metaverse wasn't Oxford Dictionary's word of the year this year. But what body part was Mark Zuckerberg delighted to reveal on his virtual Metaverse self this year, for the very first time?
- In which month did the BBC Three relaunch as a Freeview television channel after six years of efficient, targeted, and by all accounts superior online-only service?
- Which celebrity allegedly forced Elon Musk to mark down the cost of his Twitter Blue service from $20 following an influential tweet?
- Even though they aren't available to the general public, how many deaths have been caused by autonomous cars so far?
- Which podcast, discussing humanity's impact on planet earth was released as a book, in hardback last year and paperback next year (so that's 2022 on aggregate)? Hint: the topic of the very first episode was Canada Geese.
ROUND 5: SPORT
- Which country came second in this year's Women's Euros?
- In September 2022, Hans Niemann was accused by grandmaster Magnus Carlsen of cheating in their tournament chess game. But what did the internet erroneously, and grossly, claim Niemann had used to cheat at chess?
- Which four-time F1 champion had his final season at the Formula One World Championships this year?
- Which fresh videogame took home the most awards at The Game Awards this year? Helpful hint: it's a mythological adventure. Okay, that wasn't helpful.
- Which former tennis no. 1 withdrew from the US open because of his really dodgy refusal to get a COVID-19 vaccination?
- The United Kingdom has had three different leaders this year. But how many people have led Bosnia this year?
- Which comedian announced he was actually "very right wing" this year, before clapping at Liz Truss on live TV?
- In July of this year, which member of Boris Johnson's final cabinet resigned after less than two days in position, becoming the shortest serving cabinet member in history?
- Which social network did Matt Hancock use to announce his resignation in December?
- This year, Science Daily published an article on the territorial feud between humans and Canada geese. Who was reported to be winning this feud?
ROUND 7: FILM
ROUND 8: FOOD- Which film, released this year, was the highest grossing film of all time to feature bagels? It was also the highest grossing film distributed by A24. If that's easier.
- To the nearest 20, how many feature films did Netflix release this year?
- The 2022 trailer for which upcoming film made Chris Pratt an object of total contempt among Italian Americans?
- Which 2022 release has the most nominations going into the 80th Golden Globe Awards?
- Which film released this year to become the highest grossing of Dwayne Johnson's illustrious and indeed furious career?
- Which greasy cooking ingredient temporarily disappeared from UK supermarket shelves following the Russian invasion of Ukraine?
- This year, which Anglo talk show host was revealed, to no one's surprise, to be really rude in restaurants?
- Which museum eatery closed its doors this year after widespread condemnation of its statement mural, The Expedition in Pursuit of Rare Meats?
- Which social media icon saw their London restaurant attacked by protest group Animal Rebellion in December 2022 for selling £1000+ gold leaf steaks?
- Easy one to end - how much do 2022 Canada geese weigh, on average (to the nearest 1000kg)?
Answers below, when you're ready! And have a lovely festive period and new year, on me.
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THE ANSWERS
ROUND 1: MUSIC
- Bandcamp
- Bad Bunny
- Little Simz
- Chicago
- Cornish (Tresor by Gwenno)
- Neighbours (Channel 5 stopped broadcasting it, but Amazon picked it up)
- They cut the queue to see the queen lying in state.
- Peppa Pig
- The Hood, off Thunderbirds
- Pointless. I suppose Osman's grown too big for his (presumably massive) boots to be on that show, huh?
- b) 500 years
- Algeria
- "I feel Qatari, I feel Muslim, I feel African" (Qatar is in Asia)
- Pakistan (lots of choice though!)
- 2037
- Legs. Zuckerberg got legs.
- February
- Stephen King
- 13 (bodes well)
- The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green
ROUND 5: SPORT
- Germany (the team that historically wins every time)
- Anal beads (amongst other things)
- Sebastian Vettel (more like Vettel-ran, amirite?)
- God of War Ragnarök (Elden Ring came close, but no cigar)
- Novak Djokovic
- 5 (they have three heads of state, one from each ethnic bloc - only one was re-elected in 2022, meaning 5 total)
- Joe Lycett
- Michelle Donelan, Education Secretary
- Tiktok
- Canada geese. Obviously.
ROUND 7: FILM
ROUND 8: FOOD- Everything Everywhere All At Once
- 180 (173 total)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- The Banshees of Inisherin
- Black Adam
- Sunflower oil
- James Corden (what a sovereign dickshit, huh?)
- Tate Britain
- Salt Bae
- 2022 Canada geese weigh about 7885 kg. So the answer is 8000. Good job! Now you know a really, really useful fact about the mass of geese. Okay, bye now.
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